Wardrobe-trunk.



No. 753.743. PATBNTED MAR. 1, 1904.

A. D. SEAMAN.

WARDROBE TRUNK.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1, 1903'. N0 MODEL.

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UNITED STATES Patented March 1 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

ALONZO D. SEAMAN, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO KNIOKER- BOCKERTRUNK COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK. I

WARDROBE-TRUNK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 753,743, dated March 1,1904.

Application filed June 1, 1903. Serial No. 159,545. (N 0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALoNzo D. SEAMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWardrobe-Trunks, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

This invention relates to that class of trunks which are convertibleinto or adapted for use as wardrobes. Its main objects are to increasethe convenience and to simplify and improve the construction andoperation of trunks of this class.

It consists in certain novel features of construction and in thepeculiar arrangement and combinations of parts hereinafter particularlydescribed, and pointed out in the. claims.

In the accompanying drawings like letters designate the same parts inthe several figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a trunk embodying my invention. Fig. 2is an elevation, on'an enlarged scale, of a part of the trunk and asection of the hanger-support, taken in a plane parallel with the bottomof the trunk; and Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3, Fig. 2, in aplane at right angles to the section of Fig. 2.

For the purpose of illustration I have shown my invention as applied toa trunk consisting of three parts or sections hinged togetherso thatwhen the trunk is spread open and stood on end and the hanger isswungout, as shown in Fig. 1, an extended base will be afforded to firmly andsteadily support the trunk and the clothing suspendedtherein from thehangers. My improved hanging device is, hoW- ever, applicable to trunkshaving two or more parts or sections or to ordinary trunks having theusual body and lid, although for the purpose of steadily supporting thehangers and the clothing suspended therefrom when they are swung out ofthe trunk to alford access thereto it is desirable that the trunk shouldhave three or more parts or sections to provide a sufliciently-extendedbase for it to stand on.

, Referring to Fig. 1, a, b, and c designate the parts or sections ofthe trunk, which are hinged together so that they may be spread, asshown, to afford access to the several parts or sections and to thecontents thereof and to provide an extended base when the trunk is stoodon end and used asa wardrobe. One or more of the parts or sections maybe provided with my improved hanging device, which consists of a. hanger-support all, pivoted to the end of the trunk, on the inner side thereofand preferably near the front or side of the trunkopposite the hinges,and of suitable hangers e e, suspended from said support so as to beswung horizontally therewith out of and into the trunk when it is stoodon end. The hangersupport d is preferably made nearly as wide as thatpart of the trunk to which it is applied is deep to accommodate as manysuits or garmentsas will fill that part of the trunk.

It is provided at its free end with a cross-rod f, which is attachedthereto at the ends and held at a distance therefrom by ears or brackets9. Upon this rod are loosely suspended the hangers e e, which may be ofany suitable form and construction for hanging different articles ofclothing. These hangers slide freely upon and endwise of said rod andreadily adjust themselves according to the thickness of the clothingsuspended thereon. To firmly hold the hanger-support in place and tofa-,

cilitate its operation in swinging it out of and into the trunk, it ispreferably connected with the trunk by two metallic plates 7L and i, oneof which is bolted to the trunk and the other to the support d. Theseplates are centrally connected with each other by a pivot-bolt j supportsecurely in place when it is swung into the trunk, as shown in Figs. 2and 3.

Z is a follower consisting of a frame which is suspended like thehangers from the rod f, and serves to hold the clothing suspended fromthe hangers in place when the trunk is closed and is not filled. Thisfollower is bound in place upon the clothing by straps m, which areattached to the front and back sides of the trunk, or by other suitableadjustable fastenings. These straps are attached to the trunk, as shownin Fig. 3, at a suiiicient distance from the top or opening of thecompartment furnished with the hanging device to admit of variation inthe thickness of the contents and at the same time provide for bindingthe follower snugly upon such contents when the compartment is butpartially filled.

Various changes in minor details of construction and arrangement ofparts may be made without materially affecting the operation of thehanging device and without departing from the principle and intendedscope of the invention.

I claim 1. In a wardrobe-trunk, a hanger-support pivoted within thetrunk to one end thereof and provided with a transverse rod, whichoecupies a position approximately perpendicular to the bottom of thetrunk when closed, and hangers suspended from said rod, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a wardrobe-trunk, a pivot-plate attached to the end of the trunkinside and formed with a ball-race,a hanger-support provided with acorresponding plate which is pivotally secured to the plate in the trunkand balls interposed between said plates, substantially as described.

3. In a wardrobe-trunk, a hanger-support pivoted to the trunk on theinside of one end and adapted to be swung horizontally out of the trunkwhen it is stood on its opposite end, and

a keeper attached to the end of the trunk and adapted to engage the freeend of the hangersupport and to hold the same securely in place when thetrunk is closed, substantially as described.

4.. In a wardrobe-trunk, a hanger-support pivoted at one end within thetrunk to one end thereof and provided with a transverse rod, whichoccupies a position approximately perpendicular to the bottom of thetrunk when closed, hangers suspended from said rod, a flat follower alsosuspended from said rod outside of the hangers, and fastenings forholding said follower in place over the clothing hung on the hangerswhen the trunk is closed, substantially as described.

5. In a wardrobe-trunk composed of three or more sections hingedtogether on one side and affording an extended base when the trunk isopened and stood on end, and one or more hanger-supports pivoted to thetrunk inside thereof and adapted when it is stood on end and opened tobe swung horizontally out of and into the same, and when closed tooccupy-a position approximately parallel with the bottom of the trunk,substantially as de ALONZO D. SEAMAN. Witnesses:

GHAs. L. Goss, Amen E. Gross.

